Drive System Optimization Does Not Appear To Be Working Right

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I am near the end of a game (month 316) and I have researched Drive System Optimization a number of times but, after the first time, it does not appear to be working.  The first screen snapshot below shows:

  • I am at the end of month 316
  • I am researching Drive System Optimization
  • One of my fleets has 14 moves per month

The second screen snapshot shows that I have completed the research for Drive System Optimization

The third screen snapshot shows that the moves for the fleet has increased to 16.

However, the fourth screen snapshot shows that on month 318 the moves for the fleet has gone back down to 14!

Why???

 

 

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Reply #1 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Question, the first time you researched it did you get a permanent +2, and then for subsequent researches of it you did not?

I'd posted a bug about this in 0.81 where I researched it 3 times and only got the result once.  However, I'd assumed it was because I researched it 3 times in a single turn (I used artifacts) that was the issue.  Rather than it not stacking at all.

In my last game I researched it and I'm *pretty* sure that I got the +2.  But I did not have the opportunity to research it a 2nd time..

Good catch,

-tid242

Reply #2 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

In GalCiv 3, there were some techs that would only last 15 turns, but you could research them repeatedly. I think this merely adds to the duration of the effect. So if you researched it 3 times, it'd last you 45 turns.

Its not clear as to what it does and thus should be fixed.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Quoting DivineWrath, reply 2

In GalCiv 3, there were some techs that would only last 15 turns, but you could research them repeatedly. I think this merely adds to the duration of the effect. So if you researched it 3 times, it'd last you 45 turns.

Its not clear as to what it does and thus should be fixed.
End of DivineWrath's quote

Interesting: I hadn't noticed the "unfortunately this doesn't last too long..." bit on the tech description before your post prompted me to take a re-look.  I think you're right, good catch.

However, in light of this, I think that the tech descriptions on the cards/tree/whatever should be clearer that it only lasts "about X turns" or "X turns" or whatever, because I shouldn't have been just noticing this right now.

-tid242

Reply #4 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

I will put this in the next sitrep to look at.